Streets to space: Auto giant Honda stuns world with reusable rocket launch in Japan

Interesting Engineering ^ | June 17, 2025 | Mrigakshi Dixit

[tumblindice]

Honest John? It’s been fiddly too many diddly years.
Yeah we American kids were doing this fifty years ago.

[Red Badger]

My first motorcycle was a 1974 Honda CB350...............

[Skywise]

It needs to be electric!

That makes them the third company to be able to do that? Behind SpaceX and whatever Bezos’ space company is?

[Vaduz]

Indeed

[TheDon]

Yes, and they know production.

SpaceX is very focused on production of reusable rockets.

It’s good to see other nations entering this field.

[Afterguard]

“My first motorcycle was a 1974 Honda CB350”

My first MC was a Honda 50 Super Sport. The “real” motorcycle version of the Cub. I loved it! Wish i still had it!!

[Afterguard]

I was 15 years old!

[Red Badger]

Blue Origin is Bezos’ baby................

[Wuli]

And our vaunted NASA is behind on even this.

Maybe we change NASA to an agency that only contracts out everything for private companies to do, not to NASA specs, just to their own.

[Red Badger]

Is NASA still reaching out to Muslims?.........................

[mgstarr]

My Estes rocket was reusable too.

[Afterguard]

My 2nd bike was a Honda Super Hawk. Then a Suzuki 550, followed by a Honda 750. After a long.hiatus, a BMW R1200RT which i will NEVER SELL.

[mowowie]

I believe that my Big Bertha may still be in low earth orbit....

[VAFreedom]

so that’s what a ricer rocket is, never knew what my mustang friends were referring too.

[BBB333]

“The prototype vehicle soared to an altitude of nearly 889 feet!
Wow!”

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I agree and am a Honda fan.

I’ve built and successfully sent Estes rockets over 3,000 feet with multiple sagas.

I do understand it’s an engineering test so good job Honda.

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First car was a Honda civic, married into another Honda civic

Then came a Pilot and an Element

Then a newer Pilot

I traded the Element for a Ridgeline that I still drive.

Mrs. BBB333 has had several other Hondas and currently a ‘18 CRV

First motorcycle was a Honda Hawk, then a Gyro scooter (after that it was a series of Ducatis.)

Have two Honda mowers, a 4-stroke handle-bar weed whacker and a 32” snowblower with tracks.

Oh, I’m a fan of Red Bull F1 which uses Honda engines...

[Red Badger]

Mine was caught by the wind and disappeared over Denver somewhere...............

[Afterguard]

Never.owned a Honda Car per se, but we’ve had 5 Acuras.

[mowowie]

I live in the crazy state of Mass..I wonder if model rockets are even still legal here...
I wonder if Estes is still around..
I know the small engine toy company went under not that long ago...Tester? I forget..
Remember the .049?

[mowowie]

Cox?

[real saxophonist]

Oh, you traded your Element. I would never trade my Element. I would trade my Accord for another Element.

I have this sticker on it: